1. What even is a consumer unit?

Where the electricity comes in to your home you'll find your meter and after the meter you will find your consumer unit. The consumer unit is the box that distributes electricity around your home and in larger properties you may have multiple consumer units. For example, you might have a separate garage consumer unit or perhaps a separate home office consumer unit. 
If you have a meter box on the wall outside your home, your consumer unit is often located close by on the inside but that's not always the case!

How many of you still use the 'big light' in your lounge?

Send me an email and let me know if you usually use the big light or if you prefer side lamps.

Electricians in Corsham are often are constantly carrying out lighting upgrades to peoples homes and many years ago lighting sockets for lamps used to be quite popular and I think they're starting to get used more. I've even put them in to my own house when carrying out my own home re-wiring.

Here are 3 questions to ask before hiring an electrician.

No matter the size of your electrical project, hiring a good electrician can be a tricky business so here are my top 3 questions to ask the electricians providing you with a quote.

1. Are you a registered electrician?

There's actually a fair amount of work that goes in to a fuseboard providing they're correctly replaced. Lets take a look at what is actually involved with a fuseboard upgrade.

Upgrading a fuseboard is a jon for a qualified and regstered electrician. Here’s a step-by-step look at what’s involved:

Initial inspection:

As homes age, so does the electrical wiring. Carrying out a re-wire isn't just a maintenance task, it's an upgrade that ensures your home is  safe, and meets the latest regulations and meets the demands a modern home and it's electrical devices.

Wet weather in the South West can play havoc with your electri

A lot of people don't consider whether or not they need more sockets installed within their home but you should give it some thought and see if the additional sockets will make your home safer and have better functionality. 

Wireless switching!

Here at Watt & Co. Electrical, we're always looking for the best solutions to problems, whether that's modern new tools to reduce mess and disruption, or products that can save time and offer new benefits.

There are a lot of companies that install home offices and a lot of them will wire the new office for some sockets and lights as they build it. It's not ideal as you should be using a registered electrician for this sort of work but from what I've seen, the first fix by these companies is usually compliant, although often not the neatest!